October 15 – National Tree Planting Day in Sri Lanka

Posted
on October 15, 2013

Planting
trees is a good thing to do no matter where you live! Trees provide
shade, take a lot of carbon dioxide out of the air (and therefore
fight global warming), provide homes and food for creatures, and help
prevent soil erosion!

Today
is the tree-planting day in Sri Lanka.

Sri
Lanka is sometimes called the “Teardrop of India.” Can you see
why?

Here
are some great things about Sri Lanka:

It's
one of only two nations in South Asia that is ranked “High” on
the Human Development Index, which is a rating that takes into
consideration how wealthy people in a nation are, how long they
live, and how educated they are.

It's
so beautiful, it is called the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, and there
is a TON of biodiversity – which means that there are many, many
different plant and animals species on the island.

Even
though Sri Lanka is only about as large as West Virginia, there is a
lot of different cultures and religions and languages represented
there.

The
small nation has 45 estuaries, which are the mouths of rivers, where
salty tides meet fresh streams—and life abounds! It also has 40
lagoons, extensive mangrove swamps, and fringing coral reefs.

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